On-the-spot job offers for some roles; opportunities across fields Love’s Travel Stops seeks to hire 2,000 employees during its two-day National Hiring Event on March 28 and 29. The in-person event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and Speedco and Love’s Truck Care […]
Industry shows unified front on energy and emissions A group of truck transportation stakeholders launched the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC) to serve as a collective voice for key trucking industry stakeholders. Made up of motor carriers of every size and sector, truck manufacturers, and truck dealers, the CFC’s mission is to: I. Educate policy makers on […]
U.S. Xpress brand and separate operations to continue Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) (“Knight-Swift”) and U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: USX) (“U.S. Xpress”) announced an agreement under which Knight-Swift will acquire U.S. Xpress for a total enterprise value of approximately $808 million, excluding transaction costs. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Board […]
Index 2.3% Above February 2022 American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.2% in February after increasing 0.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 118.4 (2015=100) compared with 117 in January. “Tonnage has increased sequentially for the last three months totaling 2.9 percent,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “As a result, […]
The next evolution of CloudTrucks’ Flex software gives owner-operators and small fleets greater flexibility to run their businesses on their own terms CloudTrucks, technology and service provider for trucking entrepreneurs, launched Starter, a subscription-based business management solution empowering small trucking businesses with flexibility to operate on their own terms. Starter equips owner-operators and small fleets […]
With nearly one million tires under management growth capital and partnership with Lime Rock New Energy will enable Aperia to bring its line-up of tire solutions to commercial fleets worldwide Aperia Technologies Inc., tire management technologies that improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles, announced the closing of a $45 million growth equity financing led […]
